Police are investigating the "unexplained death" of a man after he was found near the Wallasey Tunnel.
The man reportedly fell from the bridge on Wheatland Lane in Wallasey at around 5.05am today, and officers commenced CPR when they arrived. An ambulance took him to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
He is yet to be formally identified, police said. Wallasey Tunnel was closed in both directions this morning following the incident and drivers were diverted to the Birkenhead Tunnel.
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Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and emergency services remain in the area to establish the full circumstances of this incident. Wallasey Tunnel has now reopened to traffic.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that officers are currently at Wallasey Tunnel in Wirral this morning, Sunday, November 27, following the death of a man.
The man reportedly fell from the bridge on Wheatland Lane at around 5.05am, and officers commenced CPR when they arrived. An ambulance took him to hospital where he was later sadly pronounced deceased. The man has yet to be formally identified.
"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and emergency services remain in the area to establish the full circumstances of this incident. Wallasey Tunnel has now reopened to traffic."
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